Sentences with phrase «fund public financing of campaigns»

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His reported close ties to US presidential candidate Hilary Clinton are not popular in certain corners of the French press, while there are also allegations he used public funds to finance his own presidential campaign.

Cuomo highlighted the issue in his campaign policy book on government reform, wrting, «Like New York City, New York State needs a system of public campaign financing to set limits on campaign spending and to increase participation by qualified candidates who lack the means or the connections to raise significant campaign funds.»

NYC has struggled to recoup public campaign finance funds, and two dozen candidates owe a total of $ 800,000 from publicly subsidized races in 2001, 2003 and 2005.

And the Public Campaign Action Fund, an organization that supports the public financing of political campaigns spent $ 1.36 miPublic Campaign Action Fund, an organization that supports the public financing of political campaigns spent $ 1.36 mipublic financing of political campaigns spent $ 1.36 million.

Connecticut has a public campaign finance system that requires a certain percentage of locally - raised money in order to qualify for matching funds.

The report, «By the People: The New York City Campaign Finance Program in the 2013 Elections,» shows, among other things, that: the number of candidates participating in the public - funding system in 2013 remained high; more than two - thirds of all New York City contributors gave $ 175 or less; and more than 90 percent of the total raised came from individual contributors, rather than from PACs or unions.

Randolph applauded the Public Campaign Action Fund's ad campaign pushing public financing, which analogizes the decrepit state of the Statue of Liberty with the corrosive political environment in APublic Campaign Action Fund's ad campaign pushing public financing, which analogizes the decrepit state of the Statue of Liberty with the corrosive political environment inCampaign Action Fund's ad campaign pushing public financing, which analogizes the decrepit state of the Statue of Liberty with the corrosive political environment incampaign pushing public financing, which analogizes the decrepit state of the Statue of Liberty with the corrosive political environment in Apublic financing, which analogizes the decrepit state of the Statue of Liberty with the corrosive political environment in Albany.

«The 6th District and America need to stop big corporate money from privatizing our democracy, which means public funding for public elections as we have in NYC and a DISCLOSE act so anonymous money from billionaires doesn't buy our government,» said Green, who is the author of Who Runs Congressand Losing Our Democracy, as well as the author of the multiple matching funds for small donors part of the City's campaign finance law.

Scharff, with Citizen Action, says an agreement on «comprehensive reform» that incudes matching donor public funding for candidates and strong enforcement of the campaign finance laws would be great.

In reality however, 72 percent of New York business leaders support campaign finance reform, including matching small donations with public funds.

Amidst the media's recent focus on independent redistricting, New York City Council member Dan Garodnick encourages New Yorkers not to lose sight of the importance of campaign finance reform, highlighting the many benefits that the New York City public matching funds system has created for small donors, candidates for public office, and the voting public.

Adopt system of public financing of campaigns, with new lower limits on direct contributions to statewide and state legislative candidates; Establish the «New York State Campaign Finance Fund», with transfers from the Abandoned Property Fund and taxpayer designations of PIT liability; and limiting contributions to «housekeeping accounts» to $ 25,000.

Common Cause / NY is an active member of the Fair Elections Coalition, working for the passage of a broad package of campaign finance measures, built around a core of small donor matching fund public financing of elections.

The Campaign Finance Institute has used peer - reviewed methods to conclude that the cost of public campaign funding under current proposals would be between $ 26 and $ 41 million pCampaign Finance Institute has used peer - reviewed methods to conclude that the cost of public campaign funding under current proposals would be between $ 26 and $ 41 million pcampaign funding under current proposals would be between $ 26 and $ 41 million per year.

She said the state could have tackled a range of issues, from fully funding public schools to fixing the beleaguered subway system and enacting campaign finance reform.

Campaign Finance Reform Can Help Crack Down on Corruption A 2011 report by the Center for Competitive Politics has been seized upon by opponents of Fair Elections to argue that the public financing system in New York City is characterized by consistent abuse of public funds and corruption.

Syracuse - area Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick is the co-chairman of Cuomo's Moreland Act Commission, and says he has become a convert to using public funds to finance political campaigns.

Several MoveOn and Occupy members braved a chill wind and snow to demonstrate outside the State Capitol in favor of the state's adopting a public small donor matching fund to finance political campaigns.

Governor Cuomo Introduces Campaign Finance Reform Legislation with a Public Financing Option Governor Andrew Cuomo has introduced legislation that seeks to enact a system of small donor matching funds for state elections, along with a number of other provisions designed to reduce corruption and special interest influence.

Progressive leaders and Democratic state lawmakers on Tuesday said they wanted a measure overhauling campaign finance that included a public system of funding for campaigns, saying they wouldn't accept any «watered down» compromises.

Scharff, with Citizen Action, says an agreement on comprehensive reform that includes matching donor public funding for candidates and strong enforcement of the campaign finance laws would be great.

He had raised $ 246,610 as of Oct. 2 without accepting matching public funds, according to the city Campaign Finance Board.

Public financing of campaigns also would help, since most women don't have access to the good ol' boy networks that primarily fund political campaigns.

Healy, the former Republican chairman, blamed the glut of candidates on the state's public campaign financing system, where candidates collect $ 250,000 in small - dollar donations to receive millions in taxpayer - funded election grants.

The Public Campaign Action Fund, a deep - pocketed organization that backs the public financing of political campaigns, has yet to jump in the lobbying fray this legislative sePublic Campaign Action Fund, a deep - pocketed organization that backs the public financing of political campaigns, has yet to jump in the lobbying fray this legislative sepublic financing of political campaigns, has yet to jump in the lobbying fray this legislative session.

About 100 John Liu supporters «stormed» the offices of the Campaign Finance Board this afternoon, protesting the possibility the mayoral candidate might not get public matching funds.

The Public Campaign Action Fund pushed hard during the legislative session and the budget negotiating process for the public financing of political campPublic Campaign Action Fund pushed hard during the legislative session and the budget negotiating process for the public financing of political camppublic financing of political campaigns.

Governor Cuomo also, for the first time, is requesting a budget line for public financing of campaigns, though he has not yet filled in the details of a dollar amount or funding source.

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The question before progressive advocates of public campaign financing in New York State is whether we push for full public campaign finance on the Clean Money model of equal and sufficient funding grants for all qualified candidates, or whether we settle for partial public campaign financing on the Matching Funds model used for presidential primaries since 1976 and for New York City local elections since 1989.

DiNapoli has suggested his office should be used as a test - case for public campaign financing at the state level to get out from under the pay - to - play pension fund scandal of his predecessor.

William Fitzpatrick, the Syracuse - area Onondaga County DA, who is the co-chair of Cuomo's anti-corruption commission, says he has become a convert to using public funds to finance political campaigns.

NYC Campaign Finance Board Disburses Public Funds for Primary Races The New York City Campaign Finance Board (CFB) has approved the first round of public funds for 75 qualifying candidates running in citywide and city council Public Funds for Primary Races The New York City Campaign Finance Board (CFB) has approved the first round of public funds for 75 qualifying candidates running in citywide and city council rFunds for Primary Races The New York City Campaign Finance Board (CFB) has approved the first round of public funds for 75 qualifying candidates running in citywide and city council public funds for 75 qualifying candidates running in citywide and city council rfunds for 75 qualifying candidates running in citywide and city council races.

Larry Norden, senior counsel at the Brennan Center lauded the benefits of campaign finance reform, presenting original research that indicates how small donor matching and public funding of elections has increased political participation and competition in New York City elections.

Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi, in an email, said of NYPIRG's criticism: «No governor has fought harder to reform New York's campaign finance system than Governor Cuomo, who included public campaign financing in his budget and is using the funds that NYPIRG is railing against for commercials urging the public to support it.»

10:00 AM — Public meeting of the New York City Campaign Finance Board (CFB) to vote on the 2nd round of public funds payments, The Joseph A. O'Hare, S.J. Board Room, at 100 Church Street, on the 12th Floor, ManhPublic meeting of the New York City Campaign Finance Board (CFB) to vote on the 2nd round of public funds payments, The Joseph A. O'Hare, S.J. Board Room, at 100 Church Street, on the 12th Floor, Manhpublic funds payments, The Joseph A. O'Hare, S.J. Board Room, at 100 Church Street, on the 12th Floor, Manhattan.

[From The WSJ] John Liu, a former New York City comptroller who ran unsuccessfully for mayor last year, accused the city Campaign Finance Board in a federal lawsuit of unlawfully denying his campaign millions of dollars in public matchinCampaign Finance Board in a federal lawsuit of unlawfully denying his campaign millions of dollars in public matchincampaign millions of dollars in public matching funds.

In return, Mr. Schneiderman's plan calls for altering the state constitution to extend terms from two years to four, establishing public financing of campaigns reminiscent of New York City's matching funds system, and increasing politicians» salaries to as much as $ 174,000 a year.

Klein, a former head of the Senate Democratic Campaign Committee, said the public's mood over publicly financed campaigns needes to be gauged first, noting that some voters may be uneasy with allowing taxpayer dollars to fund political campaigns (the Senate GOP, which has equal governing weight in the coalition, has cited this reason for its opposition to public financing).

But major victories for good - government watchdogs such as public financing of political campaigns and ending the practice of donating unlimited funds to political campaigns through a web of limited liability companies has alluded passage so far.

The Green ticket will campaign for longstanding Green demands for single - payer health care, 100 % clean energy by 2030, fully - funded public schools, legalization of marijuana, and public campaign finance.

The duo characterized their proposal as a «grand bargain» that would silence the concerns of detractors — mainly, the Senate Republicans — that a public campaign finance system would be too expensive and should not be funded with taxpayer dollars.

Fair elections supporters held a conference call this week to push for New York State campaign finance reform and public funding of elections.

That widespread sentiment is one of the principal reasons why the public funding of presidential campaigns, long a goal of campaign finance reform activists, is dying.

George Soros, the liberal financier, contributed to key Senate candidates, and his son Jonathan Soros once again funded the Friends of Democracy PAC as a vehicle to pass the public financing of political campaigns.

The letter, sent also to Sens. Dean Skelos, Jeff Klein and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, includes the signatures of Jonathan Soros, who has contributed to a well - funded public financing campaign, as well as the founder of Craigslist, Craig Newmark.

But several advocates I spoke with today said the true test of whether Cuomo is serious about creating a public campaign finance system is if he puts funding for said system in his 2014 - 15 executive budget proposal (assuming, that is, no deal is reached prior to the start of the 2014 session, which, given the Senate GOP's opposition to the idea, seems highly unlikely at this point).

«The Fair Elections for New York campaign has been clear that all of our partners want to see the Senate pass comprehensive campaign finance reform with public funding at its core,» he said.

It also comes as Cuomo comes under increasing pressure from liberal and progressive advocacy groups that are part of a well - funded campaign to push for public financing.

«The only thing a public finance system will do is give politicians access to hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to fund their campaigns, and pay for negative TV commercials, mailers and the robocalls people hate,» he said.